INDO- Indonesia joint training exercise Garuda Shakti IV continues at Magelang

Mar 15, 2016, at 01:50 am

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) The fourth edition of the Indo-Indonesia Joint Training Exercise Garuda Shakti IV , scheduled from Mar 10 to 23 is under progress at Magelang, Indonesia.

SP to contest 37 seats in Assam assembly poll

Mar 15, 2016, at 01:05 am

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS): The Samajwadi Party (SP), headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, will be contesting in 37 seats in the Assam assembly polls, scheduled to be held on April 4 and April 11.

Modi to kick start poll campaign in Assam on Mar 25

Mar 15, 2016, at 12:45 am

Guwahati, Mar 14 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick start poll campaign in Assam on Mar 25.

I won't chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai: Asaduddin Owaisi

Mar 14, 2016, at 11:10 pm

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS): Triggering a controversy, AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has said he will never chant 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'.

Revised Pensionary benefits under OROP released to over two lakh Defence Pensioners

Mar 14, 2016, at 11:03 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) The Defence Pension Disbursing Offices (DPDOs) functioning under Controller General of Defence Accounts (CGDA) in the Ministry of Defence have released revised pensionary benefits to 2,21,224 Defence pensioners drawing service or disability pension.

BJP calls for Mysore bandh following party worker's death

Mar 14, 2016, at 09:57 pm

Mysore, Mar 14 (IBNS) Prohibitory orders have been imposed across Mysore after the BJP called a bandh in the city on Monday to protest the the murder of a party worker on Sunday, according to media reports.

Minister informs Lok Sabha about satellite mapping of ASI monuments

Mar 14, 2016, at 09:48 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) and Minister of State for Civil Aviation Dr. Mahesh Sharma in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Monday said, that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Remote Sensing Centre, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) for preparation of satellite based maps for the protected monuments.

Nuclear-capable Agni-I successfully test fired on Monday

Mar 14, 2016, at 07:46 pm

Balasore/Bhubaneswar, Mar 14 (IBNS) India successfully test-fired an indigenously built nuclear-capable Agni-I missile on Monday from a launch pad of the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Abdul Kalam Island off the Odisha coast.

Reservation policy to continue: Jaitley

Mar 14, 2016, at 07:29 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) A after the Rashriya Swyam Sevak Sangh (RSS) called upon the affluent to give up reservation facility in jobs and education, the Government said there is no rethink over the present policy and it will continue, reports said.

Rajat Gupta, former director of Goldman Sachs, released from jail

Mar 14, 2016, at 06:59 pm

New York, Mar 14 (IBNS) Rajat Gupta, the former director of Goldman Sachs, who was found guilty of insider trading and was serving a two-year prison term, was released on Mar 11, according to media reports.

Kolkata witnesses two-day taxi strike

Mar 14, 2016, at 06:53 pm

Kolkata, Mar 14 (IBNS): The city life has been party disrupted due to the two-day long taxi strike beginning in Kolkata on the week's first working day.

Will deal with it: Rahul on notice on British citizenship controversy

Mar 14, 2016, at 06:51 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) Served with a notice by the Parliamentary ethics committee to explain whether he had once declared himself a British citizen, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday said, "we will deal with that."

Vijay Mallya a double NRI : Congress

Mar 14, 2016, at 06:36 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) Sharpening its attack on the BJP-led NDA Government allegedly for shielding Vijay Mallya, the Congress on Monday alleged that the liquor baron has become a 'Double NRI'.

Money laundering : Chaggan Bhujbal appears before ED

Mar 14, 2016, at 05:57 pm

Mumbai, Mar 14 (IBNS) Former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party supremo Chaggan Bhujabal reached the Enforcement Directorate office in Mumbai on Monday to appear before the agency in connection with the money laundering case filed against his family.

BJP throws tantrums over alleged Azad remark on RSS, Cong leader denies

Mar 14, 2016, at 05:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) The Rajya Sabha was rocked on Monday as BJP members fiercely came down on Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad allegedly for comparing the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) with ISIS.

There’s no greater violence than to deny the quest of children : Kailash Satyarthi

Mar 14, 2016, at 05:08 pm

Kolkata, March 14 (IBNS): Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Saturday said that there is no greater violence on the Earth than to deny the quest of children.

Rahul asked to explain British citizenship charge by Parliamentary panel

Mar 14, 2016, at 04:55 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) Causing embarrassment to Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, the Parliamentary ethics committee has asked him to clarify whether he once declared himself a British citizen on the legal papers of a UK company.

Three-year-old girl raped, survives slit throat in Punjab

Mar 14, 2016, at 04:35 pm

Ludhiana, Mar 14 (IBNS) In a macabre incident a three-year-old girl was first raped and then her throat was slit by a man in Punjab's Ludhiana, reports said.

Dalit man killed for marrying upper-caste girl in Tamil Nadu

Mar 14, 2016, at 04:18 pm

Tiruppur/Chennai, Mar 14 (IBNS) A dalit man was reportedly hacked to death for marrying a higher caste girl in Tamil Nadu's Tipuppur district on Sunday, according to reports.

Modi condemns attacks in Ivory Coast, Ankara city

Mar 14, 2016, at 02:39 pm

New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condemned the militant attacks in Ivory Coast and Ankara city.

Amit Shah praises Sri Sri Ravi Shankar over World Cultural Festival success

Mar 14, 2016, at 05:13 am

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): BJP President Amit Shah on Sunday congratulated spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for successfully conducting the World Cultural Festival here.

Chinese troops in Pak-occupied Kashmir: Omar questions separatists’ silence

Mar 14, 2016, at 01:54 am

Srinagar, Mar 13 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday questioned the silence of separatist groups over the issue of spotting Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops' movement at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) on the Pakistani side of Kashmir.

Time is not right for my return: Mallya

Mar 14, 2016, at 01:39 am

London, Mar 13 (IBNS): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya has said time is not right for him to return to India at present.

President inaugurates Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the High Court of Judicature

Mar 14, 2016, at 01:14 am

Allahabad, Mar 13 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Sesquicentennial Celebrations of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad on Sunday.

Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee leads campaign rally in south Kolkata

Mar 14, 2016, at 12:58 am

Kolkata, Mar 13 (IBNS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee led a campaign procession in south Kolkata on Sunday.

Hyderabad court issues non-bailable warrant against Vijay Mallya

Mar 13, 2016, at 11:05 pm

Hyderabad, Mar 13 (IBNS) Adding more troubles, A Hyderabad court has issued non-bailable warrant against liquor baron Vijay Mallya in connection with a cheque bounce case.

Sri Lanka arrests 23 Indian fishermen

Mar 13, 2016, at 10:38 pm

Colombo, Mar 13 (IBNS): Sri Lanka have arrested 23 Indian fishermen who were poaching in the seas off Mannar, media reports said on Sunday.

Chinese troops spotted along LoC in Pakistani side of Kashmir?

Mar 13, 2016, at 08:46 pm

Srinagar, Mar 13 (IBNS): Raising security concerns, the Indian Army spotted Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops' movement at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) on the Pakistani side of Kashmir, media reports said.

Entrepreneurship needs to be at forefront of economic agenda: President

Mar 13, 2016, at 08:32 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS) President Pranab Mukherjee has said that putting entrepreneurship at the forefront of the economic agenda is the need of the hour during the first day of the Festival of Innovation at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in Delhi.

RSS replaces traditional Khaki shorts with brown pants

Mar 13, 2016, at 08:21 pm

New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Announcing a major change, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Sunday replaced its uniform by switching from the Khaki shorts to brown pants.